Indian Journal of Pathology and Oncology

  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 2

A rare case of fatal fungal mitral valve endocarditis

  • Author:
  • Majethia Nikhil Kantilal, Unzer Khan, Haria Pankti, Felice Faizal
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 101 to 104

Department of Pathology, Lokmanya Tilak Medical College And General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai

Abstract

With the continuing rise in the number of immune-compromised patients, the incidence of invasive mycoses has increased. There are various patterns of fungal infections. Because of limitations in ante mortem clinical diagnosis owing to lack of sensitive diagnostic tools, information regarding frequency and pathogenesis of fungal infections is largely dependent on autopsy. We report a case of 50 year old diabetic female with lower limb cellulitis died of subarachnoid haemorrhage which showed mixed cirrhosis and fungal endocarditis. This presence of fungal endocarditis in a non diseased heart with no major risk factor like previous cardiac surgery or illicit drug abuse, but along with cirrhosis and diabetes is rare. Also fungal endocarditis is commonly associated with hemorrhagic stroke but subarachnoid haemorrhage is very rare.

Keywords

Aspergillus, Endocarditis, Liver cirrhosis, Subarachnoid haemorrhage